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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Marine Protected Areas

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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 197331, tabled on 4 September 2023

Question

Sir Oliver Heald
Conservative
North East Hertfordshire
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has plans to strengthen the marine protected area around (a) the South Sandwich Islands and (b) South Georgia.

Answer

David Rutley
Conservative
Macclesfield
Commons

Answered on

11 September 2023

The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is currently undertaking the second 5-year review of its Marine Protected Area (MPA). GSGSSI launched the review with a 2-day science symposium in June 2023 and is currently assessing the extent to which existing provisions are delivering the objectives of the MPA. GSGSSI is committed to reporting on its review by early next year.

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